OK, so after years of bragging about "30 plus years, one horn", I have started wondering whether I would like to own a low A baritone. For reference, the 30+ years horn is a Conn 12M, from the immediate postwar period, in other words with rolled tone holes AND the front high F key. With this horn, and a Meyer #8 mouthpiece, I get a huge blunt sound that can be heard under/over a 16 piece big band, no problem; but I can also play whisper soft and gently (think Cecil Payne) as needed.
An alternative that comes up as a possible "big sound" low A is the Keilwerth H Couf baritone. These come up occasionally for sale and for not too much money.
Has anyone here played both a Conn and a Couf, and can comment on the tonal comparison? Keywork you get used to with practice, but there's only so much you can do to change the basic tonal quality of an instrument.
An alternative that comes up as a possible "big sound" low A is the Keilwerth H Couf baritone. These come up occasionally for sale and for not too much money.
Has anyone here played both a Conn and a Couf, and can comment on the tonal comparison? Keywork you get used to with practice, but there's only so much you can do to change the basic tonal quality of an instrument.